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Class Solidarity (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/socialism@lemmy.ml

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[–] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Angela Merkel as well?

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Merkel was awful but somehow beloved. Very similar to Obama.

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

To all non-Americans, Obama was literally just a meme

[–] Lenins_Cat_Reincarnated@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

She’s a multi millionaire, not as rich as the others but still definitely not part of the working class.

[+] jubei@fedi.deemos.club -7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

@yogthos although there is collaboration between capitalists there's also competition between them. So this photo is a bit misleading. These people are not much different than the working class.

[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Except no? The capitalist class historically bands together to fight possible revolutions and the working class 100% of the time. They are more class conscious, meaning they understand their position better, and start working to protect it sooner than the working class can perceive the class conflict escalating.

Just look at what’s happening right now! The far-right is rising all over the “west”, worker protection laws are being eroded, pensions “reformed”.

It’s undeniable the capitalist class is much more united and organized. It doesn’t matter if they’ll or do stab each other in the back behind the scenes.

They have a natural sense for “democratic centralism” it seems, cause their outward actions are always united against us.

[–] kingsleybugarin@social.vivaldi.net 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@novibe

Don't forget the rapid increases in police militarisation to prevent through intimidation or crush through violence any uprisings as we go deeper into end stage capitalism and global warming.

[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And it’s been happening for decades already! Like it never stopped. We put the fear of god into their hearts in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and they never recovered.

A special armed squad to protect capital was born because they understand class war even better than most current leftists.

Even after they “won” they just doubled down because unlike working class libs, they know class war will not end until one or all of us are done for.

[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"These people are not much different than the working class" oh my god.

I'm going back to bed, that's enough for today.

[–] jubei@fedi.deemos.club -1 points 2 months ago

@Xavienth Well, us working class and the bourgoise have almost identical genetic material. So they are humans just like me and you. This is what I mean.

[–] kwomp2@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Workers compete just as well unless they realise they are a class and choose solidarity.

Capitalists have an organisational advantage of beeing organizers in practice anyways though